# Fish Speech vs Zigbee2MQTT

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Fish Speech | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 33 464 ✓ | 15 762 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +141 ✓ | +98 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Zigbee2MQTT scores 76/100 against 73/100 for Fish Speech, so it is the safer default.

Zigbee2MQTT ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Fish Speech.

If you want the quickest setup, Zigbee2MQTT is easier to run; Fish Speech needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Fish Speech](https://selfhost.directory/project/fish-speech) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/fish-speech.md)
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/fish-speech-vs-zigbee2mqtt